If you completed your holiday shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, it’s time for the next step…wrapping! So many times I’ve set a budget for a gift and stayed within it – only to spend a fortune buying the perfect wrapping supplies. If you’re trying to save money this holiday season, consider some of [...]
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Everyone loves a good challenge, right? As my husband was boxing up the iPod he sold on eBay, a new challenge occurred to me. Could you earn enough money before the holidays to cover your entire holiday budget? That’s the challenge I posed to my husband. We’re going to try for a revenue neutral holiday! [...]
Do-it-Yourself (DIY) has become a new and exciting movement in the United States. Of course, for us frugal people, it’s been a core in our lives since we first made the realization that paying someone else usually comes with a premium. Below are three things that you can do for yourself at home in order [...]
In October of 2007, I had been out of college for five months and working full time for three. I was making more money than I ever had in my life, and had no idea what to do with it. Then I read The Automatic Millionaire and The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and [...]
